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the carolina watchman terms of the watchman tv dollars in advance and two dollars and fifty cents s - th end of the year . no subscription received for a loss time than one year unless paid for in advance . . - pjo su ription discontinued but al - be p tlon Â° editors until all arrearages are paid teems of advertising one dollar per square for the first insertion and twenty be made to those who advertise ley th ywr d (^ and ail advemseinents w foracertain nnm charged leer accordingi â– bcr Â°^ ]','.'',',.% sddressed to the editors must come pott paid to r-.x-'f aÂ»t*mi bruner * james ) . ) " keep a check upon all voce editors 6f proprietors v is safe - _ â– , ( new series rulers do this and libert < gen'l harrison ( number 5 of volume i salisbury n c june 1 1844 from thf y ein ark baity advertiser clay and frelixgiiu ysen by j gr.lim u ou dan tucker the nkies are bright our hearts are iie/ht in baltimore the whigs qnite â€¢ we'll s^t our songs to g.n.d old tunes for there is music in these " kens ''* hurrah ! hurrah ! the country risiii for flam clay and frehnghnysen tlie loco's hearts are very sure though very scarce in baltimore ; for they begin to see with reason thai this will be a great coon-season hurrah i hurrah ! ste o frelinghuysen's a jersey blue a noble whig an i hoi.es ti ", and he will make xew jersey feel â€” whig pay respect l.i her " broad seal hurrah ! hurrah ! ie xow let the locos speak in candor his tame e'en ke-p.ltl dare no slander and when we all gel in the light oh ! how the jersey coons wiil bite ! hurrah ! hurrah ! escc oh ! matty van's a man of doubt who wires in and wires out ; you cannot tell wh>*n on the track if he's going on or coming back hurrah ! hurrah ' fcc the e.-eein now looks around with pride for who is here dares touch his hide ' and though the loeos think to cross him . they'll find he's only playing possum hurrah hurra i ! lc united heart and hand are we from northern lake to southern sea ; tf from east to west lhe country risin for harry clay and frelinghuyscn hurrah hurrah _.*. so long that has at length become dis tasteful nauseous all that is cared for is the result besides the repeal mania in the sister country has subsided so spee dily that the interest which usually at taches to those who are believed to be " terribly in earnest has evaporated â€” the state of ireland now and her condi tion twelve months ago when the country was burning with the repeal mania shows the excitable not less than the unsteady character of the people â€” wilmer's times j3da ceijt i_-*_.'2*i 2f-t_s i first shouldered my gun under when 17 years â€¢ i old â€” may he live to see an appropriate monu ment raised to commemorate the gallant deeds of his companions by r d alexander esq : to the memory i j of col falls who fell gallantly fighting for the j | liberty we enjoy by isaac s alexander : to the matrons who i so nobly pushed forward the ball which was put in motion on the 20th mav 1775 by thomas n alexander the 20th may ! 1775 : let the citizens of old mecklenburg â€” ' .. of the old north state â€” aye of the whole union who are the descendants of the penn sylvania irish be proud of it and remember the pledge there made that only to just laws would they yield submission and resist at all hazards the hand of dppression by joseph w hampton : the lone star of j texas : may it soon shine as the 27th in our i glorious galaxy of sovereign and independent j states by m w alexander : so we behold but one : remnant of the noble spirits that fought and j bled for our liberties â€” maj thos alexander j may his last days be his best by b morrow : the annexation of texas to j ! the union : to the whole union a matter of in i terest â€” but to the south emphatically a ques j | tion ol self preservation may every southern ! man be found actively advocating the measure j by robert errington : this day ; may the ! memory of the 20th of may 1775 and the pa j i triots who declared their freedom be lasting as j egyptian pyramids and as enduring as the glo rious old north state by n w alexander : the memory of al ! cxandcr hamilton * the alien secretary of the treasury the friend of washington and the i enemy of burr he put the whole of our gov ernment in motion may it ever move on in the same way by s c crawford : the declaration o/'75 and 76 : the hornet and the wasp whose poison shall rankle in the blood of the tyrants until their whole heads shall be sick and their their hearts during the reading of the regular toasts mr h c jones of rowan was called upon for a speech and those only who know that gentleman's forte on such an occasion can ap preciate what followed he sketched the an j imated scene before him â€” the whole proceed ings of the day and appealed in the most feel i ing and patriotic strain to the citizens of old mecklenburg â€” to every citizen of the old north state " â€” yea to the friends of liberty the world over to come forward and do their duty â€” the duty of patriotism â€” in erecting a suitable monument in commemoration of one i of the most glorious deeds in history he oh j served that money was the material power which was to carry on this work and that now was as good a time as any in the world to make a beginning that he was willing to practice as well as preach and this was his offering up on the fane of liberty laying down a very lib i eral donation and now gentlemen says he i want you to come forward ! you ! the de scendants of the immortal men who signed that immortal paper ! you ! the descendants of the brevards the alexanders the harrisses the wilsons the polks and the grahams come for ward and show your blood by doing something worthy your ancestors the appeal was elec trical â€” every man had his hand on his pocket book and in an instant bank bills began to fall like leaves in the vale of vallambroso it would have done the heart of the patriot goexl to have witnessed the scene that followed the spirit was up and not only citizens of mecklen burg and descendants of the immortal signers of the ever memorable declaration came for ward and freely contributed to the monumental j fund but gentlemen from other counties â€” ! strangers to our community came forward with : the utmost enthusiasm and threw into the trea â€¢ sury of patriotism their bountiful contributions more than realizing the most sanguine antici pations of the friends of this noble enterprise the scene was one of grandeur â€” and must have i thrilled with pleasure beyond the power of lan guage to describe the heart of every one pre sent who had a drop of patriotic blood coursing in his veins after mr jones had concluded and the shower of bank bills and gold " had ceased partially mr osborne was called up those only who know this gentleman's powers i as an impromptu speaker can fully appreciate the effect produced by his burst of eloquence i the immediate consequence was another show i er of patriotic contributions he concluded by i giving a toast which was in unison with the feelings of all present to wit : maj thomas alexander the only surviving j soldier of the revolution present on this occa i sion : may the evening of his life be as calm | and unclouded as its dawn was bold patriotic and useful this sentiment was responded to by the con j course with the most enthusiastic applause ; | when the gallant old veteran rose and request ed the president of the day to offer the follow ing sentiment in his name : the xavyof the united states : while nerv ed by the patriotic bravery of a perry a deca tur and a mcdonough it may truly be called j the right arm of our national defence this toast and the old veteran were greet i ed by " three times three " cheers the president of the day then announced j that the company were ready for volunteer j toasts it is here necessary to remark that the hour j was so late that not one third of those present j could avail themselves ofthe opportunity to offer ! toasts and many went away without hand i ing in their sentiments those which follow â€¢ are such as were either offered at the table or i were afterwards handed in by the committee volunteer toasts by gen j m waddill of anson vice president : the mecklenburg declaration of independence : an act of patriots feeling op i pression and determined to be free may eter 1 nal honor follow them by gen w c means v p : the citizens of mecklenburg and cabarrus once citizens of the same county â€” they are yet united in in terest ; may they ever be united in feeling by the rev j f w freeman : the sign ers of the mecklenburg declaration of indc pendence : we rejoice that they were not onlv enlightened patriots but enlightened christians and that by iheir signatures to their declaration of indepeiieiimce they likewise subscribed to the precious truth and sealed it with their blood that both civil and religious liberty are consist ent with the christian religion by c n emerson esq of lincoln : lex ington and mecklenburg : the two cradles in which northern and southern liberty were rock ed as the two infants were joined shouleler to shoulder in the revolution so let them be joined heart to heart in all time by col augustus alexander : the signers of the mecklenburg declaration of independ ence : they are gone mighty men and they sleep in their fame shall we ever forget them ' never ! xo never ! let our sons from us learn to embalm each great name and the anthem send down independence forever ! , wake wake ! heart and tongue keep ihe time everyoung let iheir deeds in the long ime of agi-s be sung who on carolina's green hills freedom's banner unfurled and a beacon-fire raised that gave light to the world the proceedings thus closed lor the day on monday night a concert was given by the ladies the room was tastefully decorated the music well selected and the entertainment such as to elicit from a large assemblage the most enthusiastic commendation never did light shine upon a company of fair maidens engaged in a nobler work and as they were the first i to embark in the glorious work of erecting a ' monument on the spot halleiwed by so many thrilling reminiscences of the revolution may they manifest the same zeal and patriotism un til its completion the monumental associa ! tion held a meeting on tuesday morning but jas we have not space in which to detail their ! proceedings we will defer them until next week from these proceedings ol which we have given an accurate account it will be seen that there is a spirit enkindled in mecklenburg that will if diffused throughout the state rescue from oblivion the memopy of her revolutionary sons the cause has at last taken a start and a necleus been formed around which may be gathered the patriotic and generous sympathies of the state " the gal ichat had a fortun when a very young man we were thrown into a neigh j borhood where we were wholly unknown i " the gals and boys " were all strange to u | and we had to pick our way in the best man j ner we could isaac e was arming our first | acquaintances and the principal source of lo j cal information one sunday evening isaac invited us to go j to a night meeting with him at a neighbor's i house we did so among the female singers ; was one distinguished hir the sweetness of her i voice and the beauty of her face we were ; half smitten at least with the fair singer ' who is she ?' we asked isaac soein as the j fedks were dismissed isaac laughed at our j eagerness and replied miss g * she is very pretty and sings sweetly said we ' yes said isaac and what is better than all if you are in love with her she is very well off â€” quite a fortune !' ' indeed ! then isaac the fact is i shall not set my dogs em that trail gals what have got la fortune don't set their caps for such boys as ' you and i i suppose not said isaac with a sigh or i should be mightily inclined to give miss g a hitch myself ' but what is she worth isaac v was our next enqniry why then said isaae very deliberately ' she has got a good mare saddle and bridle â€” feather bed and a heap of bed quilts â€¢ is that all ?' we asked in some surprise ; our own humble views of a fortune being a little i higher than the inventory isaac handed in j all ejaculated isaac astonished that we j were not more forcibly impressed with the enu | meration 4(7 oh no ! she has besides a j half a dozen bran new pewter plates !' â€” the i spartan christmas in norway by miss bremer the highest festival of the year among the ! northern heathens and christians occurs also ! at the season in which the sun as it were is ! born anew to the earth and his strength is con | verted from wanning to waxing with the ' greatest cordiality is this festival celebrated in i the scandinavian countries not alone in the i houses of the wealthy blaze up fires of joy â€¢ and are heard the joyful cries of children ; from ! the humblest cottages also are sounds of joy in the prisons it becomes bright and the poor ''â– partake of plenty in the country,doors hearths j and tables stand open to every wanderer in j many parts of norway the innkeeper demands j no payment from the traveller either for board or lodging this is the time in which the cart h â– seems to feel the truth of the heavenly words â€” > it is more blessed to he than to receive : and not only human beings but animals also have their good things at christmas all the inhabitants of the farm-yard all dymestic ani j mals are entertained in the best manner and i the little birds of heaven rejoice too for at ev 1 ery barn a tall stake is raised on the top of , which rich sheaves of oats invite them to ft , magnificent meal ; even the poorest day-labor ! er if he himself possess no corn asks and rc â€¢ ceives from the peasant a bundle of corn raises i it aloft and makes the birds rejoice beside hrs ; empty barn i ' " the xeslorians â€” by the last arrival we : learn that the latest dates from the nestorian i country stated that the scattered nestorian ! were returning to their homes those who ; were held as captives by the kurds had been â– released the pasha of mosul the instigator ' of the attacks upon them is dead his suc i cessor is said to be a mild-tempered and excel i lent man and will benefit and favor the nesto ! riatis superior chewing tobacco just received a supply of rambaut's extra chewing tobacco for ! gale by the box pound or cut also fine smoking to i fa.cco j h eyyviss march 16 rf33 dreffl-m ! from the mecklenburg jcffcrsonian of may 24 celebration of 20th may according to previous arrangement the cit j izens of mecklenburg and the adjoining coun j | tics celebrated the 20th maj â€” the 69th anni versary of the mecklenburg declaration of in dependence in a very spirited and patriotic manner the day â€” beautifully clear and calm j â€” was ushered in by the firing of cannon and i i ringing of bells at precisely 11 o'clock the l j immense concourse of persons present formed j j in procession under the order of maj bexj j morrow as grand marshal and maj r s young of cabarrus and w h neel as as ! sistant marshals and marched preceded by a \ band of music to the stand in the pleasant ; grove of the presbyterian church where seats 1 had been prepared for the occasion thepro ! ceedings at the stand were opened with an ap i propriate prayer from the rev mr freeman i the mecklenburg declaration of independence j was then read by wm r myers esq who | prefaced its reading with a few tastefully ar â– ranged and appropriate remarks after which j the orator ofthe day james w osborne esq i j delivered an address of about half an hour in ! ; length of which to say it was eloquent and soul-stirring befitting the great occasion would be but meeting the public expectation though | made after a hasty preparation it was an effort worthy any cause and creditable to the high reputation which the orator enjoys he was frequently interrupted by the rapturous applause | of his auditory at the conclusion of mr os i borne's oration the **- old north state the i lines penned by the late judge gaston was i sung in most beautiful and charming strains j by a choir of young ladies present assisted by the gentlemen who joined in the chorus the services at the stand being thus concluded the procession reformed and marched back to the courthouse in the order in which it came down and was there dismissed to await the announce ment of dinner the dinner prepared by messrs hampton esc alexander the enterprising and hospitable proprietors of the charlotte hotel was spread in the beauti ful and spacious grove in the yard of col w j alexander who kindly tendered it for the occasion the tables five in number each about 100 feet long fairly groaned under a most sumptuous and elegant dinner at 3 o'clock a large number of persons sat down presided over by col wm j alexander as president of the day and gen w c means maj r s young and dr cyrus alexander of cabar rus jos h wilson esq of mecklenburg h c jones esq of rowan col ephraim brevard of lincoln gen j m waddill of anson amos stevens esq of union and col thomas j grier of mecklenburg as vice presidents the company having dined the president of the day ordered the tables to be cleared and announced the regular toasts as follows : regular toasts 1 the day we celebrate : consecrated in the annals of north carolina and embalmed in the hearts of our citizens 6 cheers and a discharge of cannon 2 the constitution of ihe u states 3 the president of the u states 4 the army and navy of the u states 5 the mecklenburg declaration of indc pence : the offspring of a noble patriotism that j challenges a parallel in history the memory ' of its authors will be revered while freedom | has a friend on earth arrival of the britania fifteen days later from europe tin steam ship britannia arrived at boston about six o'clock on saturday mor ning bringing london and liverpool pa pers to the 1th inst she brings 48 cabin passengers the overland mail had arrived from india and china but brings no news of â€¢ uteri te the american reader the dates from canton are to the 15th of feb ruary but no mention is made of the ar rival of our minister the lion caleb ( lishing little was doing in teas on account of the high prices demanded â€” several daring attempts at robbery had been mneli at hong kong lord ellenborough governor general of india has been recalled this produ ced a great excitement throughout eng land repeal association the weekly meeting of the repeal as sociation was held on the 23d ult mr nicholas maher m p in the chair â€” much routine business was transacted and mr o'connell renewed his exhorta tions to the country to maintain peace and order while he urged the necessity of continuing to agitate for repeal the rent since the preceding meeting on the kith was announced to be 280 13s 4d % tiie yew tree this tree inhabits mountainous woods in europe north america and japan in britain and ireland there were former ly great abundance in a wild state and planted in church yards the yew was once what the oak is now the basis of our strength of it the old english yeo man made his long bow which he vaunted nobody but an englishman coulel bend in shooting the english did not as other nations keep the left hand steady and draw his bow with the right but keep ing his right at rest upon his cheek he pressed the whole we*ight of his bo dy into the horns of his bow hence probably arose the english phrase of bending the bow and the french of draw ing one so great was the demand for yew in the days of archery that our own stock could not supply the demand yew is botanical ly described as a tree which grows 20 feet high with a rough uneven little-barked stem : numere)us thick and contorted branches anel dark evergreen foliage â€” it belongs to the liimrean class dioecia and to the natural orde*r conifera it is not however a trave cone-bearing plant having red berries as fruit the wood of the yew is red and veined very hard and smooth used by turners cabinet makers mill-wrights and a variety of oth er artisans flood-gates for ponds made of it are said to be of incredible duration ! the twigs anel leaves of yew eaten in a i very small quantity are certain death to j horses anel cows but de*er will crop these trees with impunity turkeys pe-aeocks and other poultry and birds eat both the i leaves and fruit â€” a few of the berries are not deleteriems to the human species but the leaves are fatal the tree i.s very patient of the shears and is much employ ed in the ancient style of gardening for verdant archite*cture and sculpture al lowed to take its natural s^hape and when advanced to a considerable size it forms one of the handsomi'st british evergreen harmonizing admirably with the holly the box and juniper a very interesting and for ornamental gardens a very valuable variety of the yew is that of tlie upright or irish yew it has been entirely deriv ed as we have be*en told from three or four old tree's in one part of ireland magazine of science the usual weekly meeting of the asso ciation was held on the 29th ult mr d o'connell jr in the chair mr o'con nell took an active part in the proceed ings and made several speeches the repeal rent received since the last meet ing was announced to be 191 13s 3d at a meeting of the repeal association on monday mr o'connell moved that the association do at ils rising adjourn until friday that he might after the proscu tions bring forward his plan for the re newed agitation of the repeal loud cheers the leaders ofthe cause would certainly in his opinion be sent to goal but government would nevertheless fail in the objects of those prosecutions if they failed in dampening the repeal agitation cheers the learned gentleman then exhorted the people to peace and perse verance the rent was expected to a mount to 200 mlairs in ireland draw their slow length along a ne w trial had not yet been granted to mr o'connell and the other repealers portugal is still affected with seditions spain anel morocco are going to war with a<*li e>the*r the 1 packet ship europe had arrived at liverpool in short passage of 15 1-2 days from n york their majesties of belgium have left england the i)ue*he*ss of kent was in ranee where she had been entertained bv louis philippe cotton was a lttfle firm there has been no actual change in prices however it is rumored that sir henry pottinger will on his arrival in england be eleva ted io the peerage mr thomas baring the unsuccessful ipponent of mr pattison in the recent city of london contest has been returned ivithoiit opposition for huntingdon . i is expected that the emperor of bus sia would arrive in england on a visit to her majesty about the second week of this month italy escape of the king of naples from assas sination naples april 15th â€” " at the same time that the king received the congratula tions of the court and the corps diploma tique on the birth of a daughter he was also congratulated on the escape from as sassination under the following circum stances : a few days since a sergeant of the guard named barbieri got an audi ence ofthe king on pretext of asking grace for his brother who had insulted his officer and was to be severely punish ed the king with his usnal kindness told the man to go tothe colonel and say that he hope-d some leniency might be shown baubieri retired but had no soon er re-entered tbe waiting room than he begged the officer on guard to allow him to return as he wished to reveal to the king a conspiracy there existed to assas sinate him the officer perceived a pis tol partly hid by a handkerchief in the fellows hat and on seizing it the fellow tried to escape but was pursued and o vcrtaken the pistol was loaded primed and cocked and a second one was found in his pocki't with a phial containing poi son his majesty appears under all cir cumstances to have had a narrow escape but unwilling to believe himself an object of assassination his majesty has judi ciously ordered the serjeant to be tried for desertion and bearing prohibited fire arms ! vast numbers of emigrants from all par of the empire are now flocking in to liverpool on their way to canada and the united late-s the majorily of the scotch emigrants are for upper canada whilst i hose of england and ire anel are mir the 1 nited states british parliament â€” on the 23d ult dr brtwrirtg asked wbi'tber government had any official knowledge ofa treaty be u*"n america andthezoll verein,sign ed on the 23d march last by which to bacco the produce of america was to be admitted into germany at a duty of four dollars per cwt raw cotton free of duty and other articles al low duties â€” in con sideration of the admission of german manufactures oii more favorable terms 1 sir b iy<*1 saiel it was true that such a treaty hael been signed but it had not yet bne-n ratified mr labouchere said that existing trea ties rendered it impossible for the united states to admit the productions of germa ny em more lavorable terms than ours mid consequently that any reduction in f.ivc-r nt german manufactures must be equally favorable lo those of great brit ain g cheers discharge of cannon 6 dr ephraim brevard author of the meek lenburg declaration : though an early martyr in the glorious cause in which his soul was so much engaged his name will be enrolled in the catalogue of the most illustrious benefactors of the human race drank in silence 7 the memory of washington : drank in silence 8 the union ofthe states : can be preserv i ed only in the same spirit in which it was lorm i ed â€” a spirit of concession and a mutual regard j for the rights of the several members 3 cheers 9 the mecklenburg monumental association formed in a spirit of lofty patriotism may the expectations of its friends be fully realized 6 cheers discharge of cannon 10 the memory of gen wm davidson i who fell gallantly fighting in defence of his i country drank in silence j 11 the memory of the signers of the meek i lenburg declaration of independence drank in silence 12 north carolina ; loved and cherished by her sons and daughters she cannot be true to herself without erecting a suitable monu ment to commemorate the gallant deeds of her revolutionary sons song the old north state ; by the ladies greeted with 6 cheers and the thunders of can non 13 the fair sex : as pure and beautiful as the native gold of old mecklenburg rapturous applause.and discharge of cannon by p j wilson esq : glory and honor to ; the t ii i r daughters of charlotte and its vicinity â€¢ for the first effective movement towards the ac ; ' complishment of the mecklenburg monument by col m w alexander : let political j j parties party funds and feelings thereunto be | longing all be cast to the four winds of hea ; j ven and let us all strive with each other in com j i memorating the day we now celebrate by col w h neel assistant marsha : ; old mecklenburg : first to declare iudepend ence ; let her sons and daughters be prompt in erecting a suitable monument to commemorate j that glorious event by charles t alexander sr : our consti tution no mutilation no excision â€” decus col timen que re rum by capt john walker : the patriotic sons and fair daughters of old mecklenburg : may i they in the enterprize of the monument prove \ themselves worthy of their noble ancestry of ! 1775 by capt j campbell : map thomas alex - andcr : the only revolutionary soldier of 1775 ' at the x-elebration in may 1844 â€” he whom i duels at vicksburg we yesterday mentioned that a duel had ta ken place between thomas b reibins and a young man named james m downs in which the latter was.woundeel farther intelligence has reache-ej us by the ne'w orleans picayune from which it seems that the parties fought with yagers at fifteen paces and that mr 1 was se verely although not mortally wounded in tho breast a day ortwo titter thi duel mr mack lin who acteel as the friend eif mr downs called upon walter hickey esq the editor of . the vickshurg sentinel tor an e jplanation in relation to some remarks made in hirn about the duel it would seem that the explanation was iieit altogether satisfactory to dr m who collared his opponent and commenced shaking him mr ii who was pushed into an alley way drew a revolving pistol and fired two shots at dr m one of which gave him a severe wound in the breast â€” one account says a mor r tal wound dutch butter the dutch butter is celebrated for its excellence the following is said to be the mode in which it is prepared : after having milked their cows the dutch leave their milk to get cold before they put it into their pans when placed therein they do not permit it to stand for the cr'eatn to rise more than about four hours they then stir it together more intimate to combine the milk and cream and continue thus to do at least two or three times a day if it be agitated in this manner as occasionally happens till the whole be quite thick the butter thus obtained is the more highly esteemed as soon as it requires the usual consist ency it is churned commonly about an hour till the butter begins to form : cold water is then added proportioned to the quantity of milk for the purpose of facil itating the separation of the butter-milk the butter being properly come it is ta ken from the churn and repeatedly wash ed and kneaded in fresh water till the j buttermilk is all expressed and it no lon ; gen retains any tinge of white by this simple mode not only far more butter is . obtained from the same quantity of milk i than in any either way ; but the butter i itself is firmer sweeter and continues longer fresh than the generality of butter ; while the buttermilk is infinitely more a greeable to the palate â€” boston mer journal sir b peel said a few words to lhe | wine effect but thought it would be bet j tor to abstain from any observation just atpresent as the treaty alluded to had hot beeu ratified irish affa1bs the interminable proceedings in ire iiitl arising out of the trial of mr o'con j neil and the olher ' convicted conspirators j have occupied greal space during the past ! ami present week in the newspapers â€” the mot ion for a new trial was made in the irish court ol queen's bench on thursday in a speech by mr whiteside which consumed the greater portion of that day anel day following altogether then will be ten speeches from the coun sel the court it is expected will give ttsdecisioh on tin mooted points to-mor | fow thursday or it may be on friday t no one expects that the motion will be cr.-uued the only question which pos v s any real interest in this â€” will o *â– u"tell and the other traversers be im pnsoivd before the writ of error which f^ey intend carrying to the house of lords w welded i it seems to be tolerably eer n that judgment cannot be pressed du rinir tfie present term which is now draw *'*â€¢} ti a close the tactics of the traver rs seem to have had reference to this ob yct but riding over the sentence until the from the cincinnati commercial wa learn | that a passenger on board the steamer franklin i states that prentiss arrived on monday evening i from new orleans at *\ icksburg and on hear i ing what had happened immediately challenged j robins and they were to fight on tuesday morn j ing the people were betting when the frank j lin lell that prentiss would be killed the | greatest excitement prevailed in addition we gife the particulars sf unotb ; i er affair one of the parties to which is weli ' known in baltimore from the yickshurg whig i of the 4th inst : we understand a rencontre took place yes i tcrday between major anderson miller ci s : marshal and a major dunn a teacher of mili ! tary tactics the parties met at the prentiss ! house hmhe morning when dunn used his stick ' in a most scientific manner the subse.quenu i lv met at finney's hotel armed with pistols ; ! both fired without rflecl t te*rni cannot escape it and the pur pose for which procrastination was ori pnallytrae by the defendants has pass i away the feeling which this motion â€¢ a new trial excites in the public mind - hy no means commensurate with the ijp&ce which ir fills in the dailv press jj truth is that tho public are tired and j of this war of words full of sound *??. tur - v ' f--ff"i'ying nothing stimulants j.vever judicious in their way maybe roistered so as to destroy their good e cts so with this flood of repeal ora j from the dublin four courts the * at Â»- ot the public has been fed upon it a good answer â€” a young gentleman w"ho does not live a thousand miles from our office was in the act of popping the question to a young lady the other day when just at the witching time her father entered the room and inquired'what thev were about ? o !" prompt lv replied the fair one mr wm just ex plaining the question of annexation to mc and he is for immediate annexation ">* ell said papa if you can agree on a treaty 1 11 ratify it we speak for a bid _ race between fashion and colonel â€” the race between these two crack nags â€” 4 miles and repeat for a purse of 700 dol lars â€” came off on yesterday at one o'clock over the kendall course the lirst four miles were run in 7 minutes and 511-2 seconds fashion keeping the lead from a length to a length and a half all the time when the hour for the second heat came round it was announced from the stand that colonel had been withdrawn fash ion galloped round the track and of course took the pur^c without much trouble â€” ssttka txt ateh â€¢Â»'- *â€¢ <* ew cheap drof oda wa1 *â€¢Â« j h enn1s gi store of ..... n salisbury mÂ»y 4 1844 tfl

the carolina watchman terms of the watchman tv dollars in advance and two dollars and fifty cents s - th end of the year . no subscription received for a loss time than one year unless paid for in advance . . - pjo su ription discontinued but al - be p tlon Â° editors until all arrearages are paid teems of advertising one dollar per square for the first insertion and twenty be made to those who advertise ley th ywr d (^ and ail advemseinents w foracertain nnm charged leer accordingi â– bcr Â°^ ]','.'',',.% sddressed to the editors must come pott paid to r-.x-'f aÂ»t*mi bruner * james ) . ) " keep a check upon all voce editors 6f proprietors v is safe - _ â– , ( new series rulers do this and libert < gen'l harrison ( number 5 of volume i salisbury n c june 1 1844 from thf y ein ark baity advertiser clay and frelixgiiu ysen by j gr.lim u ou dan tucker the nkies are bright our hearts are iie/ht in baltimore the whigs qnite â€¢ we'll s^t our songs to g.n.d old tunes for there is music in these " kens ''* hurrah ! hurrah ! the country risiii for flam clay and frehnghnysen tlie loco's hearts are very sure though very scarce in baltimore ; for they begin to see with reason thai this will be a great coon-season hurrah i hurrah ! ste o frelinghuysen's a jersey blue a noble whig an i hoi.es ti ", and he will make xew jersey feel â€” whig pay respect l.i her " broad seal hurrah ! hurrah ! ie xow let the locos speak in candor his tame e'en ke-p.ltl dare no slander and when we all gel in the light oh ! how the jersey coons wiil bite ! hurrah ! hurrah ! escc oh ! matty van's a man of doubt who wires in and wires out ; you cannot tell wh>*n on the track if he's going on or coming back hurrah ! hurrah ' fcc the e.-eein now looks around with pride for who is here dares touch his hide ' and though the loeos think to cross him . they'll find he's only playing possum hurrah hurra i ! lc united heart and hand are we from northern lake to southern sea ; tf from east to west lhe country risin for harry clay and frelinghuyscn hurrah hurrah _.*. so long that has at length become dis tasteful nauseous all that is cared for is the result besides the repeal mania in the sister country has subsided so spee dily that the interest which usually at taches to those who are believed to be " terribly in earnest has evaporated â€” the state of ireland now and her condi tion twelve months ago when the country was burning with the repeal mania shows the excitable not less than the unsteady character of the people â€” wilmer's times j3da ceijt i_-*_.'2*i 2f-t_s i first shouldered my gun under when 17 years â€¢ i old â€” may he live to see an appropriate monu ment raised to commemorate the gallant deeds of his companions by r d alexander esq : to the memory i j of col falls who fell gallantly fighting for the j | liberty we enjoy by isaac s alexander : to the matrons who i so nobly pushed forward the ball which was put in motion on the 20th mav 1775 by thomas n alexander the 20th may ! 1775 : let the citizens of old mecklenburg â€” ' .. of the old north state â€” aye of the whole union who are the descendants of the penn sylvania irish be proud of it and remember the pledge there made that only to just laws would they yield submission and resist at all hazards the hand of dppression by joseph w hampton : the lone star of j texas : may it soon shine as the 27th in our i glorious galaxy of sovereign and independent j states by m w alexander : so we behold but one : remnant of the noble spirits that fought and j bled for our liberties â€” maj thos alexander j may his last days be his best by b morrow : the annexation of texas to j ! the union : to the whole union a matter of in i terest â€” but to the south emphatically a ques j | tion ol self preservation may every southern ! man be found actively advocating the measure j by robert errington : this day ; may the ! memory of the 20th of may 1775 and the pa j i triots who declared their freedom be lasting as j egyptian pyramids and as enduring as the glo rious old north state by n w alexander : the memory of al ! cxandcr hamilton * the alien secretary of the treasury the friend of washington and the i enemy of burr he put the whole of our gov ernment in motion may it ever move on in the same way by s c crawford : the declaration o/'75 and 76 : the hornet and the wasp whose poison shall rankle in the blood of the tyrants until their whole heads shall be sick and their their hearts during the reading of the regular toasts mr h c jones of rowan was called upon for a speech and those only who know that gentleman's forte on such an occasion can ap preciate what followed he sketched the an j imated scene before him â€” the whole proceed ings of the day and appealed in the most feel i ing and patriotic strain to the citizens of old mecklenburg â€” to every citizen of the old north state " â€” yea to the friends of liberty the world over to come forward and do their duty â€” the duty of patriotism â€” in erecting a suitable monument in commemoration of one i of the most glorious deeds in history he oh j served that money was the material power which was to carry on this work and that now was as good a time as any in the world to make a beginning that he was willing to practice as well as preach and this was his offering up on the fane of liberty laying down a very lib i eral donation and now gentlemen says he i want you to come forward ! you ! the de scendants of the immortal men who signed that immortal paper ! you ! the descendants of the brevards the alexanders the harrisses the wilsons the polks and the grahams come for ward and show your blood by doing something worthy your ancestors the appeal was elec trical â€” every man had his hand on his pocket book and in an instant bank bills began to fall like leaves in the vale of vallambroso it would have done the heart of the patriot goexl to have witnessed the scene that followed the spirit was up and not only citizens of mecklen burg and descendants of the immortal signers of the ever memorable declaration came for ward and freely contributed to the monumental j fund but gentlemen from other counties â€” ! strangers to our community came forward with : the utmost enthusiasm and threw into the trea â€¢ sury of patriotism their bountiful contributions more than realizing the most sanguine antici pations of the friends of this noble enterprise the scene was one of grandeur â€” and must have i thrilled with pleasure beyond the power of lan guage to describe the heart of every one pre sent who had a drop of patriotic blood coursing in his veins after mr jones had concluded and the shower of bank bills and gold " had ceased partially mr osborne was called up those only who know this gentleman's powers i as an impromptu speaker can fully appreciate the effect produced by his burst of eloquence i the immediate consequence was another show i er of patriotic contributions he concluded by i giving a toast which was in unison with the feelings of all present to wit : maj thomas alexander the only surviving j soldier of the revolution present on this occa i sion : may the evening of his life be as calm | and unclouded as its dawn was bold patriotic and useful this sentiment was responded to by the con j course with the most enthusiastic applause ; | when the gallant old veteran rose and request ed the president of the day to offer the follow ing sentiment in his name : the xavyof the united states : while nerv ed by the patriotic bravery of a perry a deca tur and a mcdonough it may truly be called j the right arm of our national defence this toast and the old veteran were greet i ed by " three times three " cheers the president of the day then announced j that the company were ready for volunteer j toasts it is here necessary to remark that the hour j was so late that not one third of those present j could avail themselves ofthe opportunity to offer ! toasts and many went away without hand i ing in their sentiments those which follow â€¢ are such as were either offered at the table or i were afterwards handed in by the committee volunteer toasts by gen j m waddill of anson vice president : the mecklenburg declaration of independence : an act of patriots feeling op i pression and determined to be free may eter 1 nal honor follow them by gen w c means v p : the citizens of mecklenburg and cabarrus once citizens of the same county â€” they are yet united in in terest ; may they ever be united in feeling by the rev j f w freeman : the sign ers of the mecklenburg declaration of indc pendence : we rejoice that they were not onlv enlightened patriots but enlightened christians and that by iheir signatures to their declaration of indepeiieiimce they likewise subscribed to the precious truth and sealed it with their blood that both civil and religious liberty are consist ent with the christian religion by c n emerson esq of lincoln : lex ington and mecklenburg : the two cradles in which northern and southern liberty were rock ed as the two infants were joined shouleler to shoulder in the revolution so let them be joined heart to heart in all time by col augustus alexander : the signers of the mecklenburg declaration of independ ence : they are gone mighty men and they sleep in their fame shall we ever forget them ' never ! xo never ! let our sons from us learn to embalm each great name and the anthem send down independence forever ! , wake wake ! heart and tongue keep ihe time everyoung let iheir deeds in the long ime of agi-s be sung who on carolina's green hills freedom's banner unfurled and a beacon-fire raised that gave light to the world the proceedings thus closed lor the day on monday night a concert was given by the ladies the room was tastefully decorated the music well selected and the entertainment such as to elicit from a large assemblage the most enthusiastic commendation never did light shine upon a company of fair maidens engaged in a nobler work and as they were the first i to embark in the glorious work of erecting a ' monument on the spot halleiwed by so many thrilling reminiscences of the revolution may they manifest the same zeal and patriotism un til its completion the monumental associa ! tion held a meeting on tuesday morning but jas we have not space in which to detail their ! proceedings we will defer them until next week from these proceedings ol which we have given an accurate account it will be seen that there is a spirit enkindled in mecklenburg that will if diffused throughout the state rescue from oblivion the memopy of her revolutionary sons the cause has at last taken a start and a necleus been formed around which may be gathered the patriotic and generous sympathies of the state " the gal ichat had a fortun when a very young man we were thrown into a neigh j borhood where we were wholly unknown i " the gals and boys " were all strange to u | and we had to pick our way in the best man j ner we could isaac e was arming our first | acquaintances and the principal source of lo j cal information one sunday evening isaac invited us to go j to a night meeting with him at a neighbor's i house we did so among the female singers ; was one distinguished hir the sweetness of her i voice and the beauty of her face we were ; half smitten at least with the fair singer ' who is she ?' we asked isaac soein as the j fedks were dismissed isaac laughed at our j eagerness and replied miss g * she is very pretty and sings sweetly said we ' yes said isaac and what is better than all if you are in love with her she is very well off â€” quite a fortune !' ' indeed ! then isaac the fact is i shall not set my dogs em that trail gals what have got la fortune don't set their caps for such boys as ' you and i i suppose not said isaac with a sigh or i should be mightily inclined to give miss g a hitch myself ' but what is she worth isaac v was our next enqniry why then said isaae very deliberately ' she has got a good mare saddle and bridle â€” feather bed and a heap of bed quilts â€¢ is that all ?' we asked in some surprise ; our own humble views of a fortune being a little i higher than the inventory isaac handed in j all ejaculated isaac astonished that we j were not more forcibly impressed with the enu | meration 4(7 oh no ! she has besides a j half a dozen bran new pewter plates !' â€” the i spartan christmas in norway by miss bremer the highest festival of the year among the ! northern heathens and christians occurs also ! at the season in which the sun as it were is ! born anew to the earth and his strength is con | verted from wanning to waxing with the ' greatest cordiality is this festival celebrated in i the scandinavian countries not alone in the i houses of the wealthy blaze up fires of joy â€¢ and are heard the joyful cries of children ; from ! the humblest cottages also are sounds of joy in the prisons it becomes bright and the poor ''â– partake of plenty in the country,doors hearths j and tables stand open to every wanderer in j many parts of norway the innkeeper demands j no payment from the traveller either for board or lodging this is the time in which the cart h â– seems to feel the truth of the heavenly words â€” > it is more blessed to he than to receive : and not only human beings but animals also have their good things at christmas all the inhabitants of the farm-yard all dymestic ani j mals are entertained in the best manner and i the little birds of heaven rejoice too for at ev 1 ery barn a tall stake is raised on the top of , which rich sheaves of oats invite them to ft , magnificent meal ; even the poorest day-labor ! er if he himself possess no corn asks and rc â€¢ ceives from the peasant a bundle of corn raises i it aloft and makes the birds rejoice beside hrs ; empty barn i ' " the xeslorians â€” by the last arrival we : learn that the latest dates from the nestorian i country stated that the scattered nestorian ! were returning to their homes those who ; were held as captives by the kurds had been â– released the pasha of mosul the instigator ' of the attacks upon them is dead his suc i cessor is said to be a mild-tempered and excel i lent man and will benefit and favor the nesto ! riatis superior chewing tobacco just received a supply of rambaut's extra chewing tobacco for ! gale by the box pound or cut also fine smoking to i fa.cco j h eyyviss march 16 rf33 dreffl-m ! from the mecklenburg jcffcrsonian of may 24 celebration of 20th may according to previous arrangement the cit j izens of mecklenburg and the adjoining coun j | tics celebrated the 20th maj â€” the 69th anni versary of the mecklenburg declaration of in dependence in a very spirited and patriotic manner the day â€” beautifully clear and calm j â€” was ushered in by the firing of cannon and i i ringing of bells at precisely 11 o'clock the l j immense concourse of persons present formed j j in procession under the order of maj bexj j morrow as grand marshal and maj r s young of cabarrus and w h neel as as ! sistant marshals and marched preceded by a \ band of music to the stand in the pleasant ; grove of the presbyterian church where seats 1 had been prepared for the occasion thepro ! ceedings at the stand were opened with an ap i propriate prayer from the rev mr freeman i the mecklenburg declaration of independence j was then read by wm r myers esq who | prefaced its reading with a few tastefully ar â– ranged and appropriate remarks after which j the orator ofthe day james w osborne esq i j delivered an address of about half an hour in ! ; length of which to say it was eloquent and soul-stirring befitting the great occasion would be but meeting the public expectation though | made after a hasty preparation it was an effort worthy any cause and creditable to the high reputation which the orator enjoys he was frequently interrupted by the rapturous applause | of his auditory at the conclusion of mr os i borne's oration the **- old north state the i lines penned by the late judge gaston was i sung in most beautiful and charming strains j by a choir of young ladies present assisted by the gentlemen who joined in the chorus the services at the stand being thus concluded the procession reformed and marched back to the courthouse in the order in which it came down and was there dismissed to await the announce ment of dinner the dinner prepared by messrs hampton esc alexander the enterprising and hospitable proprietors of the charlotte hotel was spread in the beauti ful and spacious grove in the yard of col w j alexander who kindly tendered it for the occasion the tables five in number each about 100 feet long fairly groaned under a most sumptuous and elegant dinner at 3 o'clock a large number of persons sat down presided over by col wm j alexander as president of the day and gen w c means maj r s young and dr cyrus alexander of cabar rus jos h wilson esq of mecklenburg h c jones esq of rowan col ephraim brevard of lincoln gen j m waddill of anson amos stevens esq of union and col thomas j grier of mecklenburg as vice presidents the company having dined the president of the day ordered the tables to be cleared and announced the regular toasts as follows : regular toasts 1 the day we celebrate : consecrated in the annals of north carolina and embalmed in the hearts of our citizens 6 cheers and a discharge of cannon 2 the constitution of ihe u states 3 the president of the u states 4 the army and navy of the u states 5 the mecklenburg declaration of indc pence : the offspring of a noble patriotism that j challenges a parallel in history the memory ' of its authors will be revered while freedom | has a friend on earth arrival of the britania fifteen days later from europe tin steam ship britannia arrived at boston about six o'clock on saturday mor ning bringing london and liverpool pa pers to the 1th inst she brings 48 cabin passengers the overland mail had arrived from india and china but brings no news of â€¢ uteri te the american reader the dates from canton are to the 15th of feb ruary but no mention is made of the ar rival of our minister the lion caleb ( lishing little was doing in teas on account of the high prices demanded â€” several daring attempts at robbery had been mneli at hong kong lord ellenborough governor general of india has been recalled this produ ced a great excitement throughout eng land repeal association the weekly meeting of the repeal as sociation was held on the 23d ult mr nicholas maher m p in the chair â€” much routine business was transacted and mr o'connell renewed his exhorta tions to the country to maintain peace and order while he urged the necessity of continuing to agitate for repeal the rent since the preceding meeting on the kith was announced to be 280 13s 4d % tiie yew tree this tree inhabits mountainous woods in europe north america and japan in britain and ireland there were former ly great abundance in a wild state and planted in church yards the yew was once what the oak is now the basis of our strength of it the old english yeo man made his long bow which he vaunted nobody but an englishman coulel bend in shooting the english did not as other nations keep the left hand steady and draw his bow with the right but keep ing his right at rest upon his cheek he pressed the whole we*ight of his bo dy into the horns of his bow hence probably arose the english phrase of bending the bow and the french of draw ing one so great was the demand for yew in the days of archery that our own stock could not supply the demand yew is botanical ly described as a tree which grows 20 feet high with a rough uneven little-barked stem : numere)us thick and contorted branches anel dark evergreen foliage â€” it belongs to the liimrean class dioecia and to the natural orde*r conifera it is not however a trave cone-bearing plant having red berries as fruit the wood of the yew is red and veined very hard and smooth used by turners cabinet makers mill-wrights and a variety of oth er artisans flood-gates for ponds made of it are said to be of incredible duration ! the twigs anel leaves of yew eaten in a i very small quantity are certain death to j horses anel cows but de*er will crop these trees with impunity turkeys pe-aeocks and other poultry and birds eat both the i leaves and fruit â€” a few of the berries are not deleteriems to the human species but the leaves are fatal the tree i.s very patient of the shears and is much employ ed in the ancient style of gardening for verdant archite*cture and sculpture al lowed to take its natural s^hape and when advanced to a considerable size it forms one of the handsomi'st british evergreen harmonizing admirably with the holly the box and juniper a very interesting and for ornamental gardens a very valuable variety of the yew is that of tlie upright or irish yew it has been entirely deriv ed as we have be*en told from three or four old tree's in one part of ireland magazine of science the usual weekly meeting of the asso ciation was held on the 29th ult mr d o'connell jr in the chair mr o'con nell took an active part in the proceed ings and made several speeches the repeal rent received since the last meet ing was announced to be 191 13s 3d at a meeting of the repeal association on monday mr o'connell moved that the association do at ils rising adjourn until friday that he might after the proscu tions bring forward his plan for the re newed agitation of the repeal loud cheers the leaders ofthe cause would certainly in his opinion be sent to goal but government would nevertheless fail in the objects of those prosecutions if they failed in dampening the repeal agitation cheers the learned gentleman then exhorted the people to peace and perse verance the rent was expected to a mount to 200 mlairs in ireland draw their slow length along a ne w trial had not yet been granted to mr o'connell and the other repealers portugal is still affected with seditions spain anel morocco are going to war with athe*r the 1 packet ship europe had arrived at liverpool in short passage of 15 1-2 days from n york their majesties of belgium have left england the i)ue*he*ss of kent was in ranee where she had been entertained bv louis philippe cotton was a lttfle firm there has been no actual change in prices however it is rumored that sir henry pottinger will on his arrival in england be eleva ted io the peerage mr thomas baring the unsuccessful ipponent of mr pattison in the recent city of london contest has been returned ivithoiit opposition for huntingdon . i is expected that the emperor of bus sia would arrive in england on a visit to her majesty about the second week of this month italy escape of the king of naples from assas sination naples april 15th â€” " at the same time that the king received the congratula tions of the court and the corps diploma tique on the birth of a daughter he was also congratulated on the escape from as sassination under the following circum stances : a few days since a sergeant of the guard named barbieri got an audi ence ofthe king on pretext of asking grace for his brother who had insulted his officer and was to be severely punish ed the king with his usnal kindness told the man to go tothe colonel and say that he hope-d some leniency might be shown baubieri retired but had no soon er re-entered tbe waiting room than he begged the officer on guard to allow him to return as he wished to reveal to the king a conspiracy there existed to assas sinate him the officer perceived a pis tol partly hid by a handkerchief in the fellows hat and on seizing it the fellow tried to escape but was pursued and o vcrtaken the pistol was loaded primed and cocked and a second one was found in his pocki't with a phial containing poi son his majesty appears under all cir cumstances to have had a narrow escape but unwilling to believe himself an object of assassination his majesty has judi ciously ordered the serjeant to be tried for desertion and bearing prohibited fire arms ! vast numbers of emigrants from all par of the empire are now flocking in to liverpool on their way to canada and the united late-s the majorily of the scotch emigrants are for upper canada whilst i hose of england and ire anel are mir the 1 nited states british parliament â€” on the 23d ult dr brtwrirtg asked wbi'tber government had any official knowledge ofa treaty be u*"n america andthezoll verein,sign ed on the 23d march last by which to bacco the produce of america was to be admitted into germany at a duty of four dollars per cwt raw cotton free of duty and other articles al low duties â€” in con sideration of the admission of german manufactures oii more favorable terms 1 sir b iy* ell said papa if you can agree on a treaty 1 11 ratify it we speak for a bid _ race between fashion and colonel â€” the race between these two crack nags â€” 4 miles and repeat for a purse of 700 dol lars â€” came off on yesterday at one o'clock over the kendall course the lirst four miles were run in 7 minutes and 511-2 seconds fashion keeping the lead from a length to a length and a half all the time when the hour for the second heat came round it was announced from the stand that colonel had been withdrawn fash ion galloped round the track and of course took the pur^c without much trouble â€” ssttka txt ateh â€¢Â»'- *â€¢